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Revision as of 12:33, 28 October 2015 by Buttons to Push Buttons (talk | contribs) (→References: stub tag using AWB)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The 1998/99 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 21, 1998 and May 16, 1999. Racing Genk became champions.
Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
Genk's title success
After a deceiving start of the competition Anderlecht managed to come back at the top of the ranking under the management of Jean Dockx and Franky Vercauteren even beating its long-time rival Standard Liège in a memorable 0-6 demonstration. Two matches before the end of the season, the ranking was as such:
1. Genk 32 70 2. Brugge 32 68 3. Anderlecht 32 64
Those three teams were thus still able to win the championship. While Club Brugge lost its game to Mouscron 2-0, Anderlecht secured a 2-5 win to Genk. However the Racing did win its last match at Harelbeke and it thus became champion.
Battle for Europe
With Genk qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, Anderlecht and Brugge entered the UEFA Cup.
The relegation dog fight
Lommel avoided relegation by winning its last match 2-1 to Charleroi while the newcomer Kortrijk lost to Anderlecht. The other newcomer (Oostende) was already relegated at this moment.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.R.C. Genk | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 38 | 73 | +36 | Qualified for 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League. |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 38 | 71 | +27 | Qualified for 1999-2000 UEFA Cup. |
| 3 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 76 | 39 | 70 | +37 | |
| 4 | R.E. Mouscron | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 47 | 66 | +29 | |
| 5 | K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 69 | 61 | 57 | +8 | Qualified for 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup. |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 47 | 54 | +8 | |
| 7 | Lierse S.K. | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 47 | 54 | +25 | Qualified for 1999-2000 UEFA Cup. |
| 8 | K.A.A. Gent | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 59 | 52 | -4 | |
| 9 | K. Sint-Truidense V.V. | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 46 | 51 | +6 | Qualified for 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup. |
| 10 | K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 49 | +2 | |
| 11 | K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 46 | 41 | -2 | |
| 12 | K.V.C. Westerlo | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 40 | -6 | |
| 13 | V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 66 | 35 | -18 | |
| 14 | R. Charleroi S.C. | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 54 | 32 | -14 | |
| 15 | K.S.K. Beveren | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 60 | 30 | -27 | |
| 16 | K.F.C. Lommel S.K. | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 56 | 28 | -23 | |
| 17 | K.V. Kortrijk | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 81 | 25 | -32 | Relegated to Division II. |
| 18 | K.V. Oostende | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 79 | 22 | -52 |
Top goal scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Jan Koller
|
24 | Lokeren |
 Branko Strupar
|
18 | Genk |
 Souleymane Oulare
|
17 | Genk |
 Zoran Ban
|
16 | Mouscron |
 Tomasz Radzinski
|
15 | Anderlecht |
| Jochen Janssen
|
15 | Westerlo |
| Filip Fiers
|
15 | Sint-Truidense |
| Eric Van Meir
|
14 | Lierse |
See also
References
- Template:Fr icon Sport.be website - Archive
| 1998–99 in European football (UEFA) | |
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| Domestic leagues |
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| Domestic cups |
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| League cups | |
| UEFA competitions | |
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